NHL news and notes, July 2

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Updated 11:07 pm, Wednesday, July 2, 2014

The Sharks were active on the second day of the NHL summer signing period, signing free-agent enforcer John Scott to a one-year, $700,000 contract and acquiring forward Tye McGinn from Philadelphia on Wednesday for a third-round pick in next year's draft.

The addition of Scott gives the Sharks another enforcer after re-signing Mike Brown last month. Scott has two goals and four assists in 236 career games for Minnesota, Chicago, Buffalo and the New York Rangers. He had 125 penalty minutes last year for the Sabres despite getting only 378:16 of ice time.

"John brings a physical, no-nonsense element to our lineup," San Jose general manger Doug Wilson said in a statement. "As we integrate more younger players to our team, John's presence alone can act as a deterrent and help keep teams and opposing players honest."

The 23-year-old McGinn had 20 goals and 15 assists in 54 games with Adirondack of the AHL last season. McGinn is the younger brother of former Sharks forward Jamie McGinn.

"Tye is a hardworking player who plays an honest game," Wilson said. "We're excited to add him to our group of young forwards."

Jamie McGinn, now with the Colorado Avalanche, tweeted, "Very excited for my brother@TyeMcGinn who is now a member of the@SanJoseSharks #hesveryexcitedfans"

Overall, the frenzy of high-priced signings and big-name trades that took place to open the signing period Tuesday slowed to a trickle a day later.

"I'm not surprised," Buffalo general manager Tim Murray said, a day after he committed $46.38 million in salaries to sign four free agents. "Nobody's in a rush today because they're taking stock of what happened yesterday."

Saku Koivu also is available, but the forward's future is uncertain after Anaheim decided not to re-sign him.

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